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KBRA Releases Research – Divergent Labor Markets: U.S. vs. Euro Area

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases a research report on diverging labor market performance between the U.S. and the euro area that highlights the relatively lagging employment creation in the U.S. since the pandemic.

Despite the very low U.S. headline unemployment rate of 3.9%, the slow recuperation of the employment-to-population ratio since the global financial crisis has trended in the country, and this creates headwinds for non-inflationary growth and economic vibrancy.

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Contacts

Contact
Joan Feldbaum-Vidra, Managing Director and Head of Sovereigns
+1 (646) 731-2362
joan.feldbaumvidra@kbra.com

Business Development Contact
Mauricio Noé, Co-Head of Europe
+44 208 148 1010
mauricio.noe@kbra.com

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